Table 2.
Descriptive and statistical values for EDX analysis of bone composition between groups
| Element | Control (n = 9) | Zoledronic acid (n = 9) | Alendronic acid (n = 9) | p value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | ||
| Weight% | |||||||||||||
| Carbon | 47.37 | 31.63 | 12.82 | 86.09 | 22.94 | 3.87 | 19.87 | 31.20 | 25.93 | 5.08 | 21.28 | 34.51 | Con-Zol p = 0.04 |
| Oxygen | 24.94 | 14.89 | 5.40 | 47.34 | 38.14 | 13.65 | 21.86 | 55.21 | 29.66 | 9.64 | 10.35 | 43.66 | |
| Natrium | 2.11 | 0.65 | 1.21 | 3.12 | 2.00 | 0.33 | 1.42 | 2.46 | 1.67 | 0.36 | 1.25 | 2.39 | |
| Phosphate | 10.72 | 6.59 | 1.26 | 17.10 | 14.64 | 3.34 | 9.90 | 19.68 | 14.89 | 3.66 | 9.02 | 21.18 | |
| Sulfur | 0.59 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 2.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Calcium | 14.28 | 12.01 | 0.26 | 29.62 | 22.28 | 11.43 | 10.73 | 37.82 | 27.86 | 10.48 | 12.94 | 45.74 | Con-Ale p = 0.03 |
| Ratio | |||||||||||||
| Ca/C | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.97 | 2.96 | 0.54 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 2.06 | 0.61 | ||
| Ca/P | 1.33 | 1.82 | 0.21 | 1.73 | 1.52 | 3.43 | 1.08 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 2.86 | 1.43 | ||
SD = standard deviation, min = minimum and max = maximum